NY DAILY News - True music and TV giant Dick Clark dies, Apr 25, 2012

"Dick Clark, whose “American Bandstand” made him rich, famous, influential and sometimes controversial by marrying rock ’n’ roll with television, died Wednesday morning at the age of 82.
His agent, Paul Shefrin, said he suffered a massive heart attack. He had struggled with health issues since suffering a a serious stroke in 2004."
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THE GUARDIAN - John Golding obituary, Apr 25, 2012

 "John Golding, who has died aged 82, packed into his life separate but intertwined careers as artist and historian of modern art. Soon after he had completed his doctoral dissertation on cubism at the Courtauld Institute of Art, London, it was published as Cubism, A History and an Analysis, 1907-1914 (1959), and has stood ever since as the clearest exposition of that extraordinary era in the history of the art of the 20th century"
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WTOP - Dick Clark, TV and New Year's Eve icon, dies at 82, Apr 25, 2012

 "LOS ANGELES (AP) - Dick Clark stood as an avatar of rock `n' roll virtually from its birth and, until his death Wednesday at age 82, as a cultural touchstone for boomers and their grandkids alike.
His identity as "the world's oldest teenager" became strained in recent years, as time and infirmity caught up with his enduring boyishness. But he owned New Year's Eve after four decades hosting his annual telecast on ABC from Times Square. And as a producer and entertainment entrepreneur, he was a media titan: his Dick Clark Productions supplied movies, game shows, beauty contests and more to TV, and, for a time in the 1980s, he boasted programs on all three networks"
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Jeffrey WN - Chandler dies at 70; part of family that built The Times, Apr 25, 2012

"Chicago Tribune 2012-04-20: Jeffrey Chandler, an influential member of the family that built the Los Angeles Times and the last person with the Chandler name to play a significant role in the newspaper's ownership, has died. He was 70. Chandler, who had been a radio station owner and real estate developer in the San Diego area, died Sunday at his home in Rancho Santa Fe after a lengthy battle with prostate cancer, his family announced. Long a maverick who sought to return The Times to its conservative roots, Chandler was one of three representatives of his family on the Tribune Co. board of directors who forced a sale of the company to a... more »
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ENTERTAINMENT - Jonathan Frid, Actor in ‘Dark Shadows’, Dies at 87, Apr 25, 2012

"(TORONTO) — Jonathan Frid, a Canadian actor best known for playing Barnabas Collins in the 1960s original vampire soap opera “Dark Shadows”, has died. He was 87.
Frid died Friday of natural causes in a hospital in his home town of Hamilton, Ontario, said Jim Pierson, a friend and spokesman for Dan Curtis Productions, the creator of “Dark Shadows.”"
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NY TIMES - Stanley R. Resor, Vietnam War Army Chief, Dies at 94, Apr 25, 2012

"Stanley R. Resor, who as secretary of the Army from 1965 to 1971 oversaw the troop buildup in Vietnam, investigated the massacre of civilians by American soldiers at My Lai and laid the groundwork for the all-volunteer Army, died on Tuesday at his home in Washington. He was 94."

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NY TIMES - George Rathmann, Chief of Amgen, Dies at 84, Apr 25, 2012

 "George B. Rathmann, who was the first chief executive of Amgen and helped build it into the world’s largest biotechnology company, died on Sunday at his home in Palo Alto, Calif. He was 84."




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NY TIMES - George Rathmann, Chief of Amgen, Dies at 84, Apr 25, 2012

 "George B. Rathmann, who was the first chief executive of Amgen and helped build it into the world’s largest biotechnology company, died on Sunday at his home in Palo Alto, Calif. He was 84."
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NY TIMES - Charles W. Colson, Watergate Felon Who Became Evangelical Leader, Dies at 80, Apr 25, 2012

"Charles W. Colson, who as a political saboteur for President Richard M. Nixon masterminded some of the dirty tricks that led to the president’s downfall, then emerged from prison to become an important evangelical leader, saying he had been “born again,” died on Saturday in Falls Church, Va. He was 80"
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DAILY MART - Claire Squires JustGiving: London Marathon 2012 death girl ran for Samaritans in memory of brother, Apr 25, 2012

 "When Claire Squires stood at the start line for the London Marathon, her fundraising website had attracted £500 in donations.
Last night, less than three days after the hairdresser collapsed and died near the end of the 26.2-mile course, the total had soared past £666,000 with a record number of donations - £810,000 including gift aid.
Miss Squires, 30, took part in the marathon to raise money for the Samaritans in memory of her brother Grant, who died of a drug overdose ten years ago, aged 25.
Yesterday her devastated parents Paul, 62, and Cilla, 63, a Samaritans volunteer, said in a statement: ‘Words cannot explain what an incredible, inspirational, beautiful and driven person she was. She was loved by so many and is dearly missed.
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CNN News - Brazilian actor dies after accidental hanging in 'The Passion of the Christ' play, Apr 25, 2012

(CNN) -- A Brazilian actor died after accidentally hanging himself during the play "The Passion of the Christ," a local hospital said.

Tiago Klimeck, 27, was one of the actors from a local theater company taking part in an independent production of the play April 6 in the city of Itarare.

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